The Threepenny Opera
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Prologue Act 1, Scene 1 Act 1, Scene 2 Act 1, Scene 3 Act 2, Scene 1 Act 2, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 3 Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 Act 3, Scene 3
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All Themes Greed, Selfishness, and Corruption Love and Sex The Ravages of Capitalism Theater, Archetypes, and Artifice
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All Characters Macheath Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum Polly Peachum Mrs. Peachum Tiger Brown Ginny Jenny Lucy Brown Constable Smith Money Matthew Hook-finger Jacob Filch The Queen
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The Threepenny Opera

by

Bertolt Brecht

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Prologue
  • Act 1, Scene 1
  • Act 1, Scene 2
  • Act 1, Scene 3
  • Act 2, Scene 1
  • Act 2, Scene 2
  • Act 2, Scene 3
  • Act 3, Scene 1
  • Act 3, Scene 2
  • Act 3, Scene 3
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Greed, Selfishness, and Corruption Theme Icon
    Greed, Selfishness, and Corruption
  • Love and Sex Theme Icon
    Love and Sex
  • The Ravages of Capitalism  Theme Icon
    The Ravages of Capitalism
  • Theater, Archetypes, and Artifice Theme Icon
    Theater, Archetypes, and Artifice
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Macheath
  • Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
  • Polly Peachum
  • Mrs. Peachum
  • Tiger Brown
  • Ginny Jenny
  • Lucy Brown
  • Constable Smith
  • Money Matthew
  • Hook-finger Jacob
  • Filch
  • The Queen
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • The Moon Symbol Icon
    The Moon
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Because of the nature of epic theater and its straightforward, fourth-wall-demolishing, stark method of storytelling, there aren’t a lot of symbols in The Threepenny Opera. One recurring image that does, however, serve a kind of…

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